This is what the game is about. For a start, there aren’t any big crowds. Or an impatient attitude. It’s unhurried. You take your time. Play at your own pace. It’s that careful mix of challenge and conviviality. Great competition and good company.

One of the world’s most competitive golf tournaments. In the world’s friendliest golfing country. Perhaps nobody is looking forward to it more than Ian Woosnam. European Ryder Cup team captain in 2006. And, of course, proud Welshman.

Playing in Wales throws up its own unique challenges. Cliffs. Lakes. Sheep. They all help to make our courses some of the most challenging. And the most fun.

No one likes to wait ages for tee time. So it’s good to know that in Wales, you can get off the plane and onto the green in a single stroke. With direct flights into Cardiff International Airport from Dublin, Edinburgh and Newcastle.